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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 4a8e1d06e..c14094515 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -10118,7 +10118,15 @@ character. For example: .code ${addresses:>& Chief <ceo@up.stairs>, sec@base.ment (dogsbody)} .endd -expands to &`ceo@up.stairs&&sec@base.ment`&. Compare the &*address*& (singular) +expands to &`ceo@up.stairs&&sec@base.ment`&. The string is expanded +first, so if the expanded string starts with >, it may change the output +separator unintentionally. This can be avoided by setting the output +separator explicitly: +.code +${addresses:>:$h_from:} +.endd + +Compare the &*address*& (singular) expansion item, which extracts the working address from a single RFC2822 address. See the &*filter*&, &*map*&, and &*reduce*& items for ways of processing lists. |